Despite President Donald Trump's claims about Washington, D.C., the city's crime rates have fallen. But many residents have fears about public safety.

Washington residents are starting to see the impact of President Donald Trump’s decision to place the D.C. police under direct federal control and deploy the National Guard to the streets to fight crime.

U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to put Washington, D.C., under full federal control to reduce crime, even as city officials stressed crime is already falling. While Trump does have some authority over the capital city's police force and National Guard soldiers,